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Syracuse University’s Lally Athletics Complex is open with more work planned
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The project still has more phases to come, but Syracuse University on Feb. 17 formally opened the John A. Lally Athletics Complex. It followed the first phase of renovation work at the former Manley Field House on the school’s South campus. The Lally Athletics Complex is meant to serve and support Syracuse […]
Mercy House of the Southern Tier begins kitchen-expansion project
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — A kitchen-expansion project is underway at Mercy House of the Southern Tier that will allow the organization to serve its current residents and their families more efficiently. “We have outgrown our kitchen, plain and simple,” Linda Cerra, Mercy House executive director, says. With a mission to serve the terminally ill and their
Greater Binghamton Chamber celebrates 2023 Building BC Award winners
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce awarded its 2023 Building BC Awards at its annual economic forecast event on Feb. 14. This year’s Building BC Innovative Award — which recognizes a product, project, or service that thinks outside the box — went to McIntosh Labs. Founded in 1951, the Binghamton company produces
Rome Health unveils plans for four new operating rooms
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health will receive $26 million in funding from the New York State Department of Health Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program III to support its construction of an addition to house new operating rooms to modernize the hospital’s surgical services. The hospital is building four new operating rooms to replace ones
N.Y. manufacturing index rises but still shows contraction
General business-conditions index up 27 points to -5.8 in February New orders declined modestly, and shipments held steady as the general business-conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey climbed 27 points in February to -5.8. The index had fallen 22 points to -32.9 in January, representing its lowest level since mid-2020 and the fifth worst
Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit set for April
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The second annual Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit, set for April 25-26 at Herkimer County Community College, continues the collaborative efforts between economic-development agencies across the six counties of the Mohawk Valley and Mohawk Valley Economic Development District, Inc. (MVEDD). The event provides developers an in-person chance to network, explore, and invest
Upstate Medical, Crouse collaborate instead of merging
SYRACUSE — SUNY Upstate Medical University and Crouse Health will move forward under an affiliation agreement after Upstate said the plan to acquire its neighboring health system is “impractical at this time.” Upstate and Crouse on Feb. 16 announced they will withdraw the current certificate of need (CON) and the certificate of public advantage (COPA)
Family Planning of South CNY opens in Cortland
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Family Planning of South Central New York announced that it opened a new “state-of-the-art” medical center on Feb. 15 in Cortland. The center, which is Family Planning’s sixth in central New York, is located within the Family & Children’s Counseling Services facility at 165 Main St. in the city’s downtown. Operating four
McMahon Law Firm acquired by Marrone Law Firm
SYRACUSE — A few weeks into the new year, Marrone Law Firm, P.C. of Syracuse finalized its deal to acquire the McMahon Law Firm of Camillus. Long-time attorney Steve McMahon decided to retire after nearly five decades of practice, the Marrone firm said in a Jan. 30 release. The combination became official in late January,
FTC seeking comment on rule to ban noncompete clauses
At the same time, such clauses can benefit employers, helping them protect client lists or trade secrets when employees leave, says Dawn Lanouette, a labor attorney with Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP in Binghamton. “A well-written noncompete is designed to protect an employer,” she says, adding that noncompetes are the only way many employers feel
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